Cost-utility analysis of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: a retrospective study

BMC Palliative Care

Table 1 Characteristics of Patient Participants by Treatment Group

Variable		PCs(N = 128)		CATs(N = 120)		P
Variable		n/\(\overline{{\varvec{x}} }\)	%	n/\(\overline{{\varvec{x}} }\)	%	P
Sex						0.987
	Male	62	48.44	58	48.33
	Female	66	51.56	62	51.67
LOS		14.55	-	12.80	-	-
Age						0.008
	≤ 40	4	3.13	9	7.50
	40—50	18	14.06	21	17.50
	51—60	33	25.78	50	41.67
	61—70	36	28.13	17	14.17
	71—80	26	20.31	17	14.17
	> 80	11	8.59	6	5.00
Education						0.828
	Less than primary school graduate	5	3.91	2	1.67
	Primary school	39	30.47	28	23.33
	Junior school	34	26.56	57	47.50
	High school	30	23.44	20	16.67
	College or above	20	15.63	13	10.83
Marriage						0.098
	Unmarried	18	4.06	8	6.67
	Married	110	85.94	112	93.33
Residence						0.237
	Urban	64	50.00	51	42.50
	Rural	64	50.00	69	57.50
Insurance						0.339
	UEMI	49	38.28	56	46.67
	URMI	18	14.06	13	10.83
	RCMI	59	46.09	51	42.50
	NOT	2	1.56	0	0.00

LOS indicates length of stay in hospital; UEMI indicates Urban Employee Medical Insurance; URMI indicates Urban Residents Medical Insurance; RCMI indicates Rural Cooperative Medical Insurance; NOT indicates no insurance

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